White Castle is introducing vending machines that serve hot sliders on demand. The first kiosks are located at airports in Boston and Fort Myers, Florida. There are currently no plans to install the ...

Maybe we don’t need the Turing test, because there’s a mighty obstacle that’s proving far more challenging to AI models’ supposedly burgeoning intelligence: running a vending machine without going ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Hattiesburg is taking a new step to help save lives in the fight against opioid overdoses. For years, James Moore had handed out free Narcan at his Hattiesburg bike shop, ...

A woman in Delhi was left surprised to see an undergarment vending machine at Rohini East Metro Station. Such dispensers are usually packed with chips and soda cans, but here, they were stocked with ...

In most places, vending machines mean soda, chips, and a quick snack. In Japan, they’ve evolved into something far more unexpected. Along sidewalks and train stations, machines sell items that feel ...

Loneliness is considered a serious health issue, worsened by the COVID pandemic. Coca-Cola's "Hug Me" vending machines reward users with soda for giving hugs. “Our goal was…to put a smile on your face ...

When Luke Saunders came up with the novel idea to sell salads from a vending machine 12 years ago, it was so far out of the box that he had to invent a new one. Believing that fast food should be ...

Unless you want to lose a whole lot of money, don’t rush to hire an AI bot to run your vending machine. That’s the lesson from a recent experiment in AI autonomy, piloted by Joanna Stern, tech ...

Joanna Stern, Wall Street Journal Personal Technology Columnist joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to share more details about an AI vending machine experiment in the WSJ newsroom and why chaos ...

Long Island Rail Road riders who want to hear the hole puncher of a train conductor have new options for physical tickets. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed new ticket vending ...

Imagine this: You're sitting at Boston's Logan International Airport, stomach growling (you skipped dinner amid a mad dash to your gate). Looking up from your phone, you spot a blue-and-white vending ...

A free vending machine stocked full of groceries, including fresh produce and eggs, has been launched in the Bronx, New York City, the first of its kind made to serve the general public. The NGO ...